Word · Frequency #10542
biographical
传记的；传记体的
of or relating to an account of a person's life
- 1.
of or relating to an account of a person's life
传记的；与个人生平记述有关的。
传记的；与个人生平记述有关的。；传记的
In use
This book provides a detailed biographical account of the scientist's life.
She is working on a biographical film about the famous painter.
The article contains a lot of biographical information about the author.
biographical + noun
biographical 常作定语，修饰 film、novel、details、dictionary 等名词。
The film is a biographical drama about the famous painter.
这部电影是一部关于那位著名画家的传记电影。
be + biographical
作表语时，biographical 表示“与传记有关的”，多用于正式语境。
The article is biographical, recounting the writer's early years.
这篇文章是传记性的，记述了这位作家的早年岁月。
Common mistakes
She wrote a biography novel about the scientist.She wrote a biographical novel about the scientist.
英语中修饰名词表示“传记的”应使用形容词 biographical，而 biography 是名词，不能直接作定语修饰 novel。biography novel 不是自然搭配，应改为 biographical novel。
He wrote an autobiographical book about the painter Van Gogh.He wrote a biographical book about the painter Van Gogh.
autobiographical 意为“自传的”，指关于作者自己生平，而讲述他人（如梵高）生平时应用 biographical（传记的）。误句混淆了两个词的含义，导致语义错误。
Connections
Collocations
- biographical information
- 生平信息
- The form asks for biographical information such as your education and work experience.表格要求提供生平信息，例如教育背景和工作经历。
- biographical details
- 生平细节
- The article includes many biographical details about the scientist's early life.这篇文章包含了许多关于这位科学家早年生活的生平细节。
- biographical dictionary
- 传记辞典
- She looked up the poet in a biographical dictionary of English writers.她在英国作家传记辞典中查阅了这位诗人。
- biographical film
- 传记电影
- The new biographical film tells the story of the famous painter's struggles.这部新的传记电影讲述了这位著名画家奋斗的故事。
- biographical novel
- 传记小说
- Her latest book is a biographical novel based on the life of Marie Curie.她的新书是一部以玛丽·居里的生平为基础的传记小说。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bio（生命）+graph（写）+ical=把一生写下来，即传记的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术文章、人物传记、新闻报道 该词多用于正式或书面语境，如传记、学术文章和新闻报道中，描述与人物生平相关的内容。口语中较少使用，但整体语气较为中性。
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 biographical 押韵的词有 graphical、geographical，重音都在 /ɡræf/，韵脚为 /æfɪkəl/。typical、critical、political、practical 虽也以 -ical 结尾，但重音不在 /ɡræf/（practical 虽含 /æ/，但后面是 /k/ 而非 /f/），因此都不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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